单词 | retranquillize |
释义 | retranquillizeretranquilizev. rare. transitive. To make tranquil again; to restore tranquillity to. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)] > again retranquillize1593 reground1966 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 34 If at any time it were warre-threatned, thy right arme should haue retranquilliz'd & reioyc't it. 1598 R. Tofte Alba iii. sig. F3v Thy hart gainst me, not still induratize, But my sad thoughts in me retranquillize. 1870 G. M. Towle Amer. Soc. I. xx. 292 I look to these agents..to regenerate, revivify, re-tranquillise, and re-enrich the south. 1938 Times 4 Aug. 9/5 They are not unduly troublesome to the Government, which has done much to retranquillize the country since March. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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